Parents Today
By snowy
@snowy22315 (180844)
United States
July 25, 2020 8:24am CST
I can't imagine being a parent today of a scool age child and having to deal with Covid! I don?'t know what i would do. Most have to work..and yet they have to home school as well. It is a terribly tough choice to make. I guess hoping for some kind of modified schedule on both ends is all you could hope fir. I would probably be too afraid to just send them back even. Ifuf the dustrict was open It is a real dilemma.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50270)
• United States
25 Jul 20
I’m very grateful that my son is grown.
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@snowy22315 (180844)
• United States
25 Jul 20
I know I can't imagine having to deal with this insanity if I had a child in school. Some of these parents are single parents as well..gulp!!!
@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Jul 20
@snowy22315 They'll figure it out because they need to.
@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jul 20
I was thinking the same thing. My heart goes out to all the parents who have school-aged children, who will be forced to make a choice between staying home with their children or going back to work. Many school districts are offering online only school curriculum, but some are making the kids go back to school. Either way, as a parent of young children, I'd be concerned. If you choose the online curriculum, who will stay home with the child? If you choose the in-school option, you run the risk of getting COVID. No easy choices here. My son is a senior this year, and he has chosen to do the online curriculum at his high school. But he is a really good kid, gets good grades in school, and can be trusted to be by himself at home during the day to complete his classwork. So thankfully I don't have to worry too much about him. But other parents aren't so lucky.
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@snowy22315 (180844)
• United States
25 Jul 20
Yes, with older kids it isn't as much of a stress really I don't think, unless they can't get ahold of their teachers or something...or aren't getting something. However, I am sure help can be made available.
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@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jul 20
@snowy22315 Well, some teens can't be trusted, either they don't have the self-discipline to do their work, or they want to get out of the house and get into trouble. So it's kind of a double-edged sword, even with teens.
@Timex123 (3269)
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25 Jul 20
@snowy22315 It's totally a nightmare. It's so hard to move nowadays.
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@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
25 Jul 20
It certainly is a problem for parents.
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@snowy22315 (180844)
• United States
25 Jul 20
It is a situation I wouldn't want to be faced with, that is for sure.
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
25 Jul 20
Yes it's not easy for parents these days and it's added responsibility to earn and help the kids all the time
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@Lavanya15 (12888)
• Chennai, India
25 Jul 20
Now I practically facing this issue my friend. My kid having online classes so not possible to focus on my earnings. But trying to managing it.
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